Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Philippians 3:13-14 NKJV)
True, the
sky before us may be dark with storm clouds. The weather forecasters say that
the world is shedding its old sanctions without replacing them with better
ones; that seven civilizations have already passed, and we are to see the death
of the eighth. Maybe so, but they forget that God holds the stormy waters in
the hollow of His hand; that Jesus walked the threatening billows to comfort His
friends. They forget that when the earth was without form and void, the Spirit
of God brooded in the chaos and darkness, creating the heavens and earth. They
cannot detect the voice of the Creator saying, "Behold, I make all things
new!" Out of chaos is born the cosmos. Each age ends in travail, out of
which a new age is born.
Look out to
the vast circle of the horizon, and prepare for the new lands to be explored,
the wonderful discoveries that await us, and the great missions hidden in the
future which are waiting to be fulfilled. Never doubt that the clouds will
break. Never dream that wrong will triumph. Never count yourself God forsaken
or forgotten. The Master may seem to be asleep on His pillow, oblivious and
uncaring, but His hand is on the helm. He guides your course. He rules the
waves and they obey Him.
PRAYER
He makes the
storm calm, so that the waves are still. Then are they glad because they are quiet;
so He brings them into the haven of their desire. I pray that men would praise
the Lord for His goodness! I ask it in Jesus' name, Amen.
God's Daily Promise
Promise #250:
I will give you a double portion of your inheritance in exchange for
your shame.
Isaiah 61:7 (WEB)
Instead of your shame you
shall have double;
and instead of dishonor they
shall rejoice in their portion:
therefore in their land they
shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be to them.
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